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Once upon a time, before I was Mrs. MPH and long before I became Mommy,  I had a pretty sweet gig as a marketing assistant. It was my first job in my field after I graduated college. It was quasi-exciting in that I worked 40 hours a week, got paid every two weeks and even had (holy ham and beans!) insurance. You know, grown up stuff. Yes friends, life was good.  My very favorite part about that job wasn't the challenging work or opportunity for advancement, because believe me, there was little to none of either of those things.  Read more >

When I was pregnant with Em, I was all like, I am going to friggin' breastfeed. Period. No ifs. No ands. No buts.  To me, there was no other choice; I knew that breastfeeding was the very best thing for her and I would have rather died (not really) than give her disgusting, artificial, sub-par baby formula.  Read more >